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David George FLETT

Regimental number5816
Place of birthWallangarra, Queensland
SchoolGlen Innes Superior Public School, Glen Innes, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationRopemaker
Address184 Lawrence Street, Alexandria, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinMother, Mrs Sarah Jane Flett, 184 Lawrence Street, Alexandria, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date8 May 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name20th Battalion, 16th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/37/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on 7 October 1916
Regimental number from Nominal Roll5816A
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll19th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 11 August 1918
Place of death or woundingMorlancourt, France
Age at death21.2
Age at death from cemetery records21
Place of burialHeath Cemetery (Plot I, Row F, Grave No. 15), Harbonniers, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
88
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Henry William and Sarah Jane FLETT, 106 Victoria Road, Marrickville, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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